Totally Unfair and Completely Unbalanced

Well, as I said on my facebook page, I seem to have reckoned my recovery expectation without taking into account the idea that I would get the flu on top of the bronchitis, the which flu is characterized by horrible headaches and muscle pains. Not very conducive to drawing with a brush, I must say. On the other hand, I seem to have given up nicotine pretty thoroughly, which could only be a plus in my life. So I must beg your indulgence for one more week. In the meantime, I WILL be fully recovered by Katsucon, February 14-16 at the Gaylord at National Harbor Maryland, so if you are attending the con, please stop by my Artist Alley table and say hi (better yet, buy something ) I will have unframed prints, books and buttons at my table, but also framed prints in the Art Show.

Tall and tan and young and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, each one she passes goes – ah
When she walks, she’s like a samba that swings so cool and sways so gentle
That when she passes, each one she passes goes – ooh

Due to technical difficulties beyond our control (namely the computer being in and out of the shop all week), Intravenous Caffeine will not be updating on Monday July 22. Hopefully (fingers x’d) we’ll have something special for you next week. THX!

(Ooh) But I watch her so sadly, how can I tell her I love her
Yes I would give my heart gladly,
But each day, when she walks to the sea
She looks straight ahead, not at me
Tall, and tan, and young, and lovely, the girl from Ipanema goes walking
And when she passes, I smile – but she doesn’t see (doesn’t see)
(She just doesn’t see, she never sees me…)

Do I really need to go into this? I think my cartoon expresses the ho-hum attitude the American people have for the incessant attempts to find some kind of scandal on a President who, as far as we know, has never even THOUGHT about getting a blowjob from an intern. These scandals like Benghazi never stick not because Barack Obama is made of teflon (like Ronald Reagan) but because despite something BAD happening, there has been no wrong-doing.

About the IRS singling out the Patriot and Tea Party groups for investigation–well, I have one thing to say–wouldn’t YOU take a good look at groups whose extreme members claim that the income tax is illegal and unconstitutional? It has nothing to do with Democratic/Republican politics, but it does have a lot to do with the politics of “No Taxation” which these groups tend to espouse. I’ll bet that Fox News wouldn’t look twice at singling out–oh, I don’t know, say, groups with names in ARABIC–but racial profiling is part of their thing.

None of these lances the fright-wing has thrust have made the slightest dent in Sir Barack’s armor — or honor. There ARE scandals (I am indebted to an article that I can’t find right now for this) that should have–the secret drone war, the killing of American citizens without due process–but these will never be blown up into proportion by Fox News because it LIKES those kinds of things. So instead, the Republican elephants are trumpeting over mice. ‘Nuff said.

I want to remind everyone that I will be at AnimeNext in Somerset, NJ the weekend of June 7-9 and Anime Mid-Atlantic in Chesapeake VA, June 14-16. I will be in Artist Alley in both and also giving panels on inking and planning your manga at Anime Mid-Atlantic. Please come and say hello!

CALENDAR

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